The recent Hari Raya - a celebration rejoiced by Muslims worldwide after fasting steadfastly for one whole month of Ramadhan - marked no difference from years before. Visiting relatives and friends, feasting like there's no tomorrow, and starting last year, giving out duit raya (money in a green packet) to children. Most would agree that Hari Raya is less joyful as one gets older, and therefore, it is enjoyed most by the young ones. After all, they're the ones who will be getting duit raya and staying up all night to count the collection of the day and thinking about what to spend it on. (My brother 'burnt' all of his duit raya solely on The Orange Box... and has no regrets about it!)
One of the highlights of the celebration to me is... well, the cat in the picture below. He's simply the hugest cat I've ever seen! The name's Bundit (pronounced boon-deet), and he's three years old. Weighs at 7kg and eats much more than he exercises, this heavy tomcat belongs to my Mum's colleague and her husband. Cute!
Photo: He's really handful!
